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Jeffrey Brett Leatham Chev. L.H.
Jeffrey “Jeff” Brett Leatham Légion d'Honneur was born September 7th 1971 in Ogden, Utah and is an American designer mainly associated with the field of Floral Design but also branching into clothing, home decor and fragrances. He is most famous for his continued stint as the Creative Director of the world famous George V hotel in Paris, France where his art installations and centerpieces attract over a million visitors a year on average and have a yearly budget of 7 million dollars which includes using upwards of 13,000 flowers a week. The decadent designs have become a very popular social media site for websites and apps such as Facebook and Instagram.

For his influential work in France and around the world for which he is accredited with changing the entire floral industry and the way design is viewed with his art installations and designs Jeff Leatham was awarded the Chevalier Legion of Honour from the nation of France in 2014.

In addition to his work at the George V in Paris Mr. Leatham is also the Creative Director of the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills and the Four Seasons Philadelphia. In addition to those hotels he also does the floral design for the Wynn and Encore Casino’s in Las Vegas, Macau and Boston. His design collaborations in the world of fashion have included work with brands such as Louis Vuitton, Bulgari, Burberry and Cartier.

Early Life and Childhood
Jeff was born and raised in Ogden, Utah just outside of Salt Lake City. Both of his parents were schoolteachers in the local school district and his father was a principal at one point.

He went to High School at Bonneville High School in Washington Terrace, Utah and attended Weber State University.

He was discovered by a modeling agent and he left the United States to model in Milan and Paris for two years.

Career
Mr. Leatham fell into floral design upon returning to Los Angeles after a stint modeling in Paris and got a job at the Four Seasons Hotel Beverly Hills. It is there where he says he learned his craft before eventually transferring to the George V in Paris for which he became famous. His stint as the Creative Director at the George V in Paris is what he is best known for and he began his work there in 1994.

Jeff Leatham has since then designed crystal collections, a rug collection, candles, and has four books that have been published and sold around the world as well as a fragrance collection.

In 2009 he was asked to make a reality television program for TLC called “Flowers Uncut” that was shot in New York City while he still maintained his residence in Paris and simultaneously stayed on as the Creative Director of the Four Seasons. The show ran for one season.

In 2016 Jeff moved his main base of operations and biggest office to Los Angeles, California. There he was able to expand his business and his clientele includes many of the most famous people in the world: Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Dolly Parton, The Dalai Lama, Cher, Sofia Vergara, Kanye West and the entire Kardashian family.

In Holland a flower was named after Mr. Leatham in 2017. It is called the Jeff Leatham Vanda and it is purple.